Re: (erielack) Former EL Cities on This Sad List

[Mike Spinelli <sms158_@_uakron.edu>]

Hello,

By that thinking, there should be no railroads in Ohio. But the short 
lines, regionals and class ones are highly profitable, with a few 
exceptions. It's all in the management. I can count at least 8 locals 
just on old EL rails in northeast Ohio, not counting yard jobs.

The reasons for Cleveland's population decline isn't solely economic (I 
drive there to work because I can't make as much $ here) or climate 
(most people are moving to the suburbs, we add between 5 and 12 streets 
a year for all the home building).

Cleveland, Canton, Youngstown population decline, a lot of the same 
reasons, and I won't go into them here. The main one became apparent 
when I tried to set up a rail tour of Cleveland and a lot of guys 
weren't comfortable being there. And I don't see that ever changing. 
Meanwhile you have a major Ohio city like Columbus seeing decent 
population growth.

It's possible for a city to come back from the Rust Belt era. There 
again, quality of management.

Mike Spinelli

Quoting RJFlei_@_aol.com:

> Paul,
>
> I guess why it's easy to see why the EL is no longer necessary. Also, I
> guess that takes in just about all of the "what if" discussions we've 
> had on  this
> board over the years.
>
> Rick Fleischer
> Cortland, OH.
>
>
>
> **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget?
> Read reviews on AOL Autos.
> (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 
> )
>
>
> 	The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List
> 	http://EL-List.railfan.net/
> 	To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html
>



Mike Spinelli


	The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List
	http://EL-List.railfan.net/
	To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html

------------------------------